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COIN
Unique ID: HAMP-16D403
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
A copper alloy probable hammered 'cob' 8 Maravedis resellado issued for Philip IV of Spain (1621-65), worn completely flat to both sides except for a counter-stamped VIII on one side (just below the centre) and VIII and XII on the other (around the edge). Cf. SF-6E18D2 and SUR-4E17B8, both of which retain much of their original design and weigh a little heavier than this example.
The counter-stamping indicates the official re-valuing of the Spanish coinage during the year 1641, indicating that this particular coin must have arrived in Britain sometime after this point. These pieces are often referred to as 'cob' coinage after the Spanish word for copper ('cobre'), being made crudely manufactured initially in Spain and later in the Americas for use in the Spanish colonies. As a result of their quick and expedient manufacture, the flans are usually highly irregular in form, being squared off in places and additionally demonstrating edge-splits.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: POST MEDIEVAL
Period from: POST MEDIEVAL
Period to: POST MEDIEVAL
Date from: Circa AD 1641
Date to: Circa AD 1665
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Weight: 2.43 g
Diameter: 27.9 mm
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: Hampshire Cultural Trust Object Entry Form WINCM 340
Materials and construction
Primary material: Copper alloy
Completeness: Complete
Numismatic data
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
Coin references
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Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Dorset (County)
District: East Dorset (District)
To be known as: St. Leonards and St. Ives
Spatial coordinates
Grid reference source: Generated from computer mapping software
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
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